BAILOUT THANKS: The company's new chief executive said ING is close to repaying the 10 billion euros in rescue money it received from the Dutch state in 2008 and 2009 and is "grateful" for the taxpayer money.

SURPRISE SOURCE: ING said a deal the company struck in 2009 with the Dutch state to offload most of its 24 billion euro portfolio of subprime U.S. mortgage-backed bonds will result in a 400 million euro profit when it sells the remainder of the portfolio next year.